# Chharda Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Chharda

Chharda is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 211 households**, the 32nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 211households
- 69.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Chharda PIN code and other codes

Chharda falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472309

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chharda from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chharda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chharda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chharda known for?

About 69% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chharda

Of every 100 households in Chharda in 2011, 63 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chharda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chharda?

■ Chharda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**930

Working population ****58.1%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 281 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nalkheda

- Pipalyaset1,154 people
- Dhabla Songara1,144 people
- Digon1,114 people
- Thikariya1,063 people
- Lalukhedi1,030 people
- Bagawad975 people
- Kothadi958 people
- Laturi Umat934 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chharda from Shajapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chharda?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharda in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chharda?69.6% (Census 2011)